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  • Italians Assume Command of CTF 152

    06/28/2006 11:12:54 PM PDT · by SandRat · 323+ views
    CUSNC, NAVY.MIL ^ | June 28, 2006
    MANAMA, Bahrain - Italian Navy Rear Adm. Salvatore Ruzittu relieved U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ray Spicer as commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 152, June 28, marking the first time that all three of the major maritime CTFs in the region have been commanded by officers from nations other than the U.S. or U.K. The change of command also marks the first time a non-U.S. officer has held command of CTF 152, which conducts Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the central and southern Arabian Gulf . Rear Adm. Shahid Iqbal of the Pakistan Navy and Commodore Peter Lockwood of the...